MKZ · UNESCO old town
Malacca Tour
Five centuries of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule in one walkable old town, and Jonker Street after dark.
- Full day
- Heritage
- Food
- Weekend trips
Duration is a guide, tell us your dates and we will confirm it.
What you’ll see
Malacca's old town is on the UNESCO list because of what five centuries of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule left behind: the red Stadthuys, the ruins of St Paul's Church and the A Famosa gate.
Jonker Street is the reason to stay past the afternoon, antique shops, Nyonya kitchens, and the night market on weekend evenings.
We also stop at Cheng Hoon Teng, the oldest functioning Chinese temple in the country, and at the Baba & Nyonya heritage house when it is open.
It is roughly two hours down the highway from Kuala Lumpur, so it works as a long full day, or as an overnight if you want the evening in Jonker.
On the route
- Dutch Square & the red Stadthuys
- St Paul's Hill & A Famosa
- Jonker Street & night market
- Cheng Hoon Teng temple
- Nyonya lunch
Good to know
- UNESCO listing
- Melaka's historic city centre was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2008, together with George Town in Penang.
- Jonker night market
- The Jonker Street market runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Any other day the street is quieter and the shops close earlier.
- Walking level
- Moderate. The old town is walkable but St Paul's Hill is a short uphill climb on uneven steps.
- Drive time
- Roughly two hours each way down the North–South Expressway, which makes it a long full day from Kuala Lumpur.
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Tours are priced per group, not per head, so the fare depends on your dates, your numbers and the vehicle. Tell us those three and we will send a real figure.
- Duration
- Full day
- Departs from
- Your hotel, anywhere in the Klang Valley
- Suits
- Heritage · Food · Weekend trips
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The office
No. 118, Mezzanine Floor Jalan Tun Sambanthan Brickfields 50470 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia- Agensi Pelancongan · Licence KPK/LN 7316
- Company No. 1054276-P
- A short walk from KL Sentral